Come spring, Sonnet just might produce an egg and end all of this sweaty speculation. However, those feathers speak of the possibility of something more complex that could produce something more surprising than a mere egg.
This looks like it's going to be a fun ride. Now I have even more excitement to hurry up and get to spring.
All of the hens in my present flock are seasoned layers, no pullets, and a few are already exhibiting sexual behavior even though the days only just began to lengthen. Egg production was...